Low vision can be a challenging and sometimes confusing condition, especially when it comes to understanding how it impacts the way our eyes work together. To grasp this better, let’s start with a basic concept: how our eyes normally work together to give us a clear, single view of the world. How Our Eyes… Continue reading Imperfect Fusion in Low Vision – Why Eye Teaming Matters
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Best Practices
How do we maintain best practices in today’s challenging world? At Ho Vision Group, our mission is to “guide, provide and support the vision potential of every patient through compassion and innovation”.I think we are coming into our own as an office. In any new endeavor, such as moving a practice to a new location,… Continue reading Best Practices
What is a Refraction?
The refraction is the process of determining a glasses or contact lens prescriptions. To many people, the refraction is just the number on the lens that allows one to see the 20/20 visual acuity line. After one reaches adulthood, many people assume that this number should not change much just like their shoe size. Many… Continue reading What is a Refraction?
Seeing Two: Double Vision
Double vision does not always appear as two distinct objects to a person; instead, it can appear as shadows and sometimes visual blur. True double vision occurs when the eyes do not point at the same direction at the same time. Misalignment between the eyes can be a result from eye muscle weakness or imbalances,… Continue reading Seeing Two: Double Vision
The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1
Reading is an incredibly complex skill. Comprehension of written material is a result of coordinated eye movements, recognition of letter, numbers, or forms, and memory retrieval of existing facts, logic, vocabulary, and much more. Eye movements important for reading include: Fixation – The ability to keep the visual image still despite body and head movements. Our… Continue reading The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1
Come Connect with us at “Preserve Your Sight”
The Macular Degeneration Association will be in Nashville, TN on Saturday, August 6th, 2016 to present “Preserve Your Sight“. This FREE awareness program will be covering the following subjects: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and Eye Vitamins: Helpful or Harmful?. This program will start at 8:30 a.m. with registration and breakfast and will end at… Continue reading Come Connect with us at “Preserve Your Sight”